The WACC of Eprice SpA (EPR.MI) is 5.5%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.90% - 10.80% | 9.35% |
| Tax rate | 24.00% - 24.00% | 24.00% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 5.1% - 6.0% | 5.5% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 4.3% | 4.8% |
| Equity market risk premium | 8.8% | 9.8% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.41 | 0.57 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.90% | 10.80% |
| Tax rate | 24.00% | 24.00% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 2.26 | 2.26 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.1% | 6.0% |
| Selected WACC | 5.5% | |
The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.
This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.
Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for EPR.MI:
cost_of_equity (9.35%) = risk_free_rate (4.55%) + equity_risk_premium (9.30%) * adjusted_beta (0.41) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)
We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.